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Unemployment in Britain in the 1930s

Unemployment in Britain in the 1930s. Aims of the lesson. By the end of this lesson you will learn About the levels and distribution of unemployment in Britain during the 1930s To make inferences from the sources How to answer a statistic based examination question. Background.

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Unemployment in Britain in the 1930s

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  1. Unemployment in Britain in the 1930s

  2. Aims of the lesson By the end of this lesson you will learn • About the levels and distribution of unemployment in Britain during the 1930s • To make inferences from the sources • How to answer a statistic based examination question

  3. Background • Unemployment was highest in coal, iron, steel cotton and shipbuilding industries • North-east, Scotland and Wales were hardest hit • 1932 – 35% of miners and 62% of shipbuilders were unemployed • Not evenly spread – mine closing could devastate

  4. Unemployment • 1932 to 37 – 80% of new factories built in south east. Car making etc. Did not rely on coal – electricity instead • London and South east had low unemployment • If you lived in the right area of the country the depression was something that happened to other people.

  5. Looking at statistics • Use DAMMIT to help you • What are the limitations of the statistics? • Where do they come from? Are they biased? Government figures? • Do not focus entirely on what the statistics say – you cannot get big marks in the exam for this.

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